Want To Play Clarence?

Wakefield Music Collective are pleased to announce the 24th Clarence Park Festival, the longest running FREE Music Festival in Yorkshire and here’s how your band could be selected to play!

This year the festival is scheduled for the weekend of 25th & 26th July 2015 in Clarence Park, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK.

Who Can Apply To Play?

We’re open to all kinds of music and in the past we’ve had everything as diverse as pop, prog, electro, grindcore, rock, hiphop, indie and folk. If you’re not sure then apply anyway, we’re always after a bit of diversity. There are two stages planned each year: the bandstand is used for the large stage, and there is a smaller indoor (tent) stage which is more suited to smaller acts.

Playing other festivals and gigs in the area isn’t a barrier to entry, but please do let us know so we can make the local lineup a diverse one over the course of the Summer.

Hot tips: We look at all kinds of things including what you’re like online, whether you’re on Twitter and Facebook, if you’ve got any live videos out there (the ‘live’ bit is important because it gives us an idea what you’re like on stage) and what your music’s like. We get a lot of applications so sometimes we’ll make a decision in a few minutes if we can’t find anything much about you so make sure it’s designed to impress!

There are no age restrictions on who can play.

If you played in 2013 or 2014 you are not eligible to play in the 2015 event, sorry (we try and keep the lineup fresh!) – however you may put yourself forward for other events.

Application Process

There are two ways of applying to perform at Clarence 2015. Please don’t just email us – you must apply via one of these two methods.

This is your way of persuading us your band should play so make it as impressive as you can!

Applications are open until early April, and selection will take place by the end of April. Lineup announcements will be made in May.

Remember to include return contact details – a surprising amount of acts just send us a CD with no way of getting back in touch with them.

Closing date for applications is strictly 6th April 2014. Repeat: Your application MUST have been received by 6th April!

I’m A Promoter – Can I Submit A Portfolio?

Sure – as long as it meets the criteria above per act. You’ll need to do an online application for each act/band, so it may be easier if you send a postal application.

Podcasts, Promotion & PR

We are aiming to release a short series of podcasts in the run-up to Clarence 2014. We will be able to play and promote your music as long as you grant us a non-exclusive licence to do this, and your music is an original work (we can’t play covers, sorry). Please indicate on your application that you are happy with us doing this if selected, and which completely original song we can use.

We also promote the festival a lot in the run-up so it’s a good idea to make sure you’ve got some nice photos and a decent-quality band logo ready.